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Under the EU AI Act, the skills, knowledge and understanding that let providers, deployers and affected persons use AI in an informed way and grasp its opportunities, risks and possible harm. Article 4, as amended in 2026, requires providers and deployers to take measures to support it, without guaranteeing any individual level 1.

Developed in
ch. 18, AI literacy and bias-detection data
ch. 12, AI literacy as code
Chapters
ch. 12, Governance Program · ch. 18, EU AI Act
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

5 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

AI literacy: mentions per chapter14 mentions of the term across 5 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter08 Regulatory Map: 3 mentions08 Regulatory Map310 Reading List: 1 mention10 Reading List112 Governance Program: 4 mentions12 Governance Program415 Deployment: 1 mention15 Deployment118 EU AI Act: 5 mentions18 EU AI Act5No mentions in the other 18 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
AI literacy: mentions per chapter14 mentions of the term across 5 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter000102030405060708 Regulatory Map: 3 mentions30810 Reading List: 1 mention1101112 Governance Program: 4 mentions412131415 Deployment: 1 mention115161718 EU AI Act: 5 mentions5181920212223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of AI literacy per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map3No
10 Reading List1No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program4Yes
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development0No
15 Deployment1No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act5Yes
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No

Patterns that use this term

One pattern page uses the term.

AI literacy: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern04 Runtime ControlsAI literacyRelated terms (3)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)Deployer · RelatedDeployerProvider · RelatedProviderPatterns using it (1)Sanctioned AI Gateway, 1 mention · Uses the termSanctioned AI Gateway
AI literacy: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern04 Runtime ControlsRelated terms (3)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)Deployer · RelatedDeployerProvider · RelatedProviderPatterns using it (1)Sanctioned AI Gateway, 1 mention · Uses the termSanctioned AI GatewayAI literacy
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of AI literacy
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAI Act (EU)Related
Related termsDeployerRelated
Related termsProviderRelated
Patterns using itSanctioned AI Gateway, 1 mentionUses the term
  • AI Act (EU)

    Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU's horizontal, risk-tiered law for AI, amended by the Digital Omnibus.

  • Deployer

    Under the EU AI Act, whoever uses an AI system under its own authority, other than in a purely personal, non-professional activity.

  • Provider

    Under the EU AI Act, whoever develops an AI system or general-purpose AI model, or has one developed, and places it on the market or puts it into service…

Sources

  1. [1] Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), consolidated text as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI, in force 27 Jul 2026; definitions in Art. 3, incl. 3(1), 3(3) to 3(14), 3(14b), 3(20), 3(22), 3(23), 3(29) to 3(32), 3(49), 3(55) to 3(57), 3(60), 3(61), 3(63), 3(68); Arts. 4, 5, 6 (incl. 6(3) third subparagraph, profiling), 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22 to 27 (incl. 26(11)), 40, 41, 43, 47, 48, 50, 53 (incl. 53(1)(c)), 55, 57, 60, 72, 73, 86; Annexes I, III, IV). Publications Office of the EU (EUR-Lex). 2026-07-27. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/2026-07-27/eng (verified: primary)

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). AI literacy. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/ai-literacy. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026ailiteracy,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{AI literacy}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/ai-literacy}
}